Meet Virginia Podcast

Italian born,  and astrophysicist Giulia Cerini, tells her story as she losses 30 pounds in 5 months with commitment and dedication to her plan.  She was tired of being overweight once she moved to this country and attained her dream to study and work in the US.  Putting herself to the side, she focused on her career and achieving her dream.  Once this was aligned for her, she was desperate to get back in shape. She joined Peak 360 and sought out my help with her nutrition.  Listen to her story and how she stayed committed and achieved her goal.  Trough travel, busy work hours, and a booked calendar she did it!

Something I have delt with my entire life.  Guess what, it's okay to admit it?Coming to terms with this is so important for a healthy relationship with food.  This can change your life.  It is not fair to self sabotage yourself through eating mindless calories.  You deserve better, you can do better.Listen to some tips I give on how to begin to overcome this behavior.

How to get ready for this day just takes a few steps.  Move your body, plan ahead, and enjoy your family.This is 1 day, the problem lies when this 1 day, and this 1 meal turns into continuous days of eating.  Thats when you will find the most mistakes that help people acquire multiple pounds of weight gain year after year after year. May this episode help guide you through these this special day and help you come our confident, excited, and with no regrets. 

Can't wait to share with you Mike's story.  Father of 4, entrepreneur, travels weekly, and trains on his own in his home gym!One year ago he gave me the opportunity to work with him and help him achieve his goals.  Little did he know that he was going to go wayyy beyond his goals and is still changing.  He is the perfect example of "tell me what to do and I'll do it.I hope his story inspires you.  He is not stoping, we will keep getting him closer to his goals and soon we will reveal his transformation! Excited to have him back on soon.  

Are you frustrated with weightloss? I recommend getting a coach, WHY because if it was easy you would have done it already?Different people need different types of coaches.  Calories in vs. calories out may look different for everyone because of where the work actually has to come from.  Someone who has to loose 60 pounds may need to pay more attention to a larger array of issues where someone who has to loose 15 pounds may just need to focus more on the details, which also take more attention to detail.Which is easier?  Listen to this podcast and you choose!

What getting older means to. me.I look forward to the added years to my life. I love listening to people that have more experience in life than me.  Learning from them and seeing their outlook on life in refreshing.  Setting new goals as I age is exciting, seeing the future as an open canvas to grow is refreshing.   I pray every day I have left on this earth is an opportunity to grow.  Getting older is an honor, what can we learn today?

I have the opportunity to work with many people of all shapes and sizes. For some women, it's trying to get their "prior baby body" back is of their upmost importance.  For a man, it may be to live long enough to play with his grandkids or get in and out of their boat easier.Just like the young lady that it being photographed often and must look long and skinny for that specific look in the photograph.Whatever the goal is, health should be the focus.  Eating quality foods, and enough of it, should also be just as important. Body fat "is what it is". If you have body fat in excess it is just as dangerous as having to little of it.  We should celebrate everyones body, feeling beautiful, and celebrate body image because we all all human beings and different yet having an excess of body fat percentage is just as dangerous or concerning as the next persons sickness or illness. The image should not devalue or lessen a person for who they are or what they look like.  Just like smoking will lead to cancer, excess body fat will lead to heart problems, diabetes, anxiety, depression, and health concerns.  Size 4 is not the goal, but a properly balanced lifestyle is. A properly balanced lifestyle is not how you "feel" it is how healthy you body is on the inside.

I have stayed home with my kids for a long time and now working more hours than ever. Yes, I am an entrepreneur but still committed to clients, deadlines, and manage a few people.  Listen to some pros and cons to both and some suggestions on how I believe you can try to decide which path is best for you.

Valentina Trinidad 9, talks about being 9 and looking forward to 4th grade.Check out her amazing personality and how this girl relates to her family members, school, nutrition, and sport experience.

As a mother and recently a entrepreneur I struggle with feeling accomplished.  Here, I share some tactics on how to get organized with your schedule and also my personal, internal struggles with staying motivated.

I get real and raw here.  I hate to see people sign up for a program and then feel like they couldn't commit.  Maybe the expectations of the client were different.  This podcast will give you some things to think about before you have over your credit card number and commit to something you may not be ready for.  Some quick tips on some steps you can take to see if you are REALLY ready!

Some tricks and trips when traveling. Believe it or not, I used to hate traveling because I would loose control of my food and training. I have finally found a way to let go while also staying active and making good food choices . Lastly, allowing space to enjoy local delicious food is ALWAYS on the agenda. 

As a coach I have many different types of clients, but yet I coach pretty much the same way.  Accountability looks different for everyone and so does communication.  Clients who have a further distance to travel get the most of their coach because they usually have the most habits to change.  Some clients have good foundations set and they need less of their coach.  Now, the way the communication is between the client and the coach seems to be different. If you want results that last then you need to become the client that is "coachable".  The "babysitting" client will feel nagged, annoyed, overwhelmed, and bothered.  The "coachable" client feels like they always want to communicate with their coach, send pictures when not asked, fills out all information requested by coach, and loves to communicate. Before you sign up for a program, make sure you want to be the "coachable" client, no babysitting.  If you feel like you are just tell your coach where you are so you can be guided back into the right direction. 

Meet Milena Ordenas, she is a Peak 360 member, wife and mother,  and was ready to get back to her pre-COVID weight.  Even though she quit drinking, had a home gym, and had years of training under her belt she still lost herself during the pandemic.  When she called me Milena was ready to change.  She set herself up for a goal to loose 15 pounds in 3 month AND SHE DID IT!!Milena now eats real food, loves to put her meals together daily, and is hitting personal records in the gym.  Enjoy her story and giver her a follow on Instagram @m.i.l.e.n.a.oSo proud of you and can't wait to see where you are going!

Who inspires you? Who we follow, who takes our focus, can effect us in more ways than we think.  I discuss how I handle these situations and how I choose the people that take up space in my thoughts.  It's not that these people are negative influencers in society, it just means that what they may bring to my thoughts may not be positive.  Maybe its time to unfollow someone today.

My daughter, my oldest, Veronica Oliveira 19 years old, talks about finishing her first year in college in Belmont University, in Nashville Tennessee.I wanted to help moms out there getting ready to drop their kids off in college a preview of what coming attractions may feel like.Obviously, I am obsessed with my daughter, so I hope after listening to her you may know why.I love you Vero!!!

Who loves to snack? I wish I could snack all day. Most women would graze all day. Chips, cheese, crackers, granola, yogurt, dried fruit; these are all our favorites.Learn some tricks and tips on how to control over snacking and some healthy ideas on what to snack on. 

What is your daily routine at home?  Mornings, could make or break your day. Hope this brings some light to your mornings and listening to my story on how hectic and chaotic our mornings can be. Let's try to get more organized and try to set our day up for success.  We are all crazy in the mornings but changing our mindset can help bring us to a lighter day and more awareness!

An amazing transformational story.  At 53, Sabrina decided to change her life by going "all in" on her health. She started with learning to cook and stopped ordering food and going out to eat. She changed her life because she wanted to go into a surgery the healthiest she could be.She learned to cook, to create healthy meals,  she began enjoying the grocery store and local farmers markets to buy her food, and most importantly started loving herself again.Sabrina has had to remove tons of clothes from her closet, has started training at CrossFit Delray Beach.  She is a the perfect  example that commitment pays off.The identity shift will last forever.  So proud of Sabrina!

Whether you have always worked, or been a stay at home mom, I tell my story on the different chapters of my life.  I have always been a hard worker, yet motherhood completely put my workforce life on hold.Now, at 43 I share my journey with actually working and helping change lives.  Making money has always been a motivator for me, but the ability to transform peoples lives defiantly has exceeded the expectation that make money  ever did.  Work experience consists of:Swap shop Chilis RestaurantConceptual advertisingInterContinental DoralSaks Fifth AvenuePersonal trainingPeak 360 Personal TrainingMeet Virginia 

Today, I share with you how living with an auto immune disease called Ulcerative Colitis has effected my life.I was diagnosed over 10 years ago and this condition has changed my day to day life.  Here, I will share how food and stress effect me.  I have made it my life journey to learn more and more about how to live a life with anti inflammatory foods being the majority of what I eat. This being said, I struggle just like the next person to give up completely things I love like , pizza, brownies, and wine.  With the help of my nutritionist, Vanessa Hentz, and my gastroenterologist, Dr. Jose Ferrer from Gastro Health, I believe I have the support I need to continue along this journey of recovery.  Follow me on this podcast as I share intimate details about this journey!

Habits have been instilled in me since I can remember, how have they allowed me the ability to be successful in life?Good vs. bad habits , how can we replace the bad with the good.  Good habits will assist you in living a long, healthy life. Bad habits will cause problems in your life that could be detrimental to your health and relationships.Learn some tricks I have learned along the way and well some challenges I play with once in a while to prove to my ego that I AM STRONGER than my inner bad habits.

The joys of being married and the struggles.  Being married has taught me so many things.  My husband, Guido Trinidad pushes me to be better everyday, he can also push me over my comfort zone just as easily.  I hope to encourage some ladies out there see the beauty of being married amongst the struggles we all go through as married couples. Enjoy this episode !!

My 3 incredible girls are all so different.  I give you a small view of what its like to be a mom to all 3 at such different ages.  Being a mom is hard, yet the biggest blessing of my life.  At this stage in my life I have one in college, one 8 years old which is beginning to voice her opinions and ideas about everything, and one that wants to cuddle and eat all day.Blessed to be a mom, and hope to be light to moms out there when they find themselves in the everyday struggle of doing their best for their kids.  

In this episode I dive into what fitness has looked like in my life.  From no exercise at all growing up, to learning the gym, figure competitions, and then CrossFit. I have had to learn to eat differently every time, from taking supplements, to being limited with my food selections, to then finally to where I am now, no restrictions but creating boundaries to optimal heath.  How I got here and what I want to help my audience see.

I want to share with you where I lived, how I got to Miami, and get to know my family.  Get to know what I have done for work throughout the years and how I fell in love with fitness.  From hotels, to fashion, to fitness, it's been quite the ride and excited to share it with you. 7 minutes about who I am!!  

Get to know me! Kids, husband, where I lived and why I feel called to do what I do.  ---Can't wait to have you on this journey with me!!!